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chris christie has heaped obama's handling of the storm for three straight days. romney has a christie problem and a obama problem. there they are, president obama and chris christie were touring new jersey together. and it honestly looked authentic too. >> obama: what i can promise you is the federal government will be working as closely as possible with the state and local officials, and we will not quit until this is done. >> oh, conservatives hate hearing that. >> ah! >> stephanie: didn't that one headline say it all, bush's fema director says obama reacted too quickly. >> you are doing it too quickly. not enough people have died yet. >> stephanie: even the picture of them on marine one shows you the resources of the federal government in terms of assessing the damage quickly. the fact that he gave them the number at the white house directly. yeah, this has not been like one or two comments he said i cannot thank the president enough for his personal concern and passion. oh, how much do they hate the c word. >> obama: we will follow up to make sure you get all
chris christie has heaped obama's handling of the storm for three straight days. romney has a christie problem and a obama problem. there they are, president obama and chris christie were touring new jersey together. and it honestly looked authentic too. >> obama: what i can promise you is the federal government will be working as closely as possible with the state and local officials, and we will not quit until this is done. >> oh, conservatives hate hearing that. >> ah!...
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they have to be despiting chris despising chris christie right now. right before the election republicans and democrats working together at a moment when they need the president to step up, etc. it helps the president in 2012. it helps chris christie in he can't to run in 2016. now president obama will return the favor. >> obama: at the top of my list i have to say governor christie throughout this process has been responsive. he is has been aggressive in making sure that the state got out in front of this incredible storm, and i think the people of new jersey recognize that he has put his heart and soul into making sure that the people of new jersey bounce back even stronger than before. soy just want to thank him for his extraordinary leadership and partnership. >> cenk: all right, there you have it. that bromance is complete right there. chris christie to be fair seems to be doing a terrific job in being out there trying to find out the needs of people, and he had this very good moment here with a grieving woman who suffered through this storm. let
they have to be despiting chris despising chris christie right now. right before the election republicans and democrats working together at a moment when they need the president to step up, etc. it helps the president in 2012. it helps chris christie in he can't to run in 2016. now president obama will return the favor. >> obama: at the top of my list i have to say governor christie throughout this process has been responsive. he is has been aggressive in making sure that the state got...
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chris christie, obama surrogate. mitt romney clone. >> bill: don't you think christie is doing what he ought to be doing? >> from his own political -- of course. when a crisis like this happens it is terrible. you see the damage. >> bill: new jersey got the brunt of it. >> if you're a governor and you come across in any way shape or form as political you might as well pack up and go home. he's doing his job. and has more or less made it very difficult for any democrat to attack christie in the future. who knows what will happen. but in terms of what he's doing right now he's doing what he has to do and the president is doing what his job is in times like this. >> bill: we've talked about the death and the destruction in new jersey, in new york, in connecticut. delaware. 14 states impacted. also a political element of the storm you can't ignore which is that for four or five days, this is all the media talked about. they had a suspended campaign. interrupted early polling and the president is out there talking fema, h
chris christie, obama surrogate. mitt romney clone. >> bill: don't you think christie is doing what he ought to be doing? >> from his own political -- of course. when a crisis like this happens it is terrible. you see the damage. >> bill: new jersey got the brunt of it. >> if you're a governor and you come across in any way shape or form as political you might as well pack up and go home. he's doing his job. and has more or less made it very difficult for any democrat to...
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and then when chris christie chris christie stepped up and said he hah been incredible -- >> stephanie: yeah and the bloomberg endorsement. by the way hold your calls the word of the day is evuskatory. [ bell chimes ] >> how about obstructionist? [ bell chimes ] >> stephanie: okay. i think it's interesting, you can't help obviously things are political because we're a few days out from the election but you are absolutely right. when you look at those polls 80% of the american people agree with chris christie think that the president has done a fantastic job. bob o'donnell, isn't it weird we're back in this type of partisanship -- >> of course we're not. [ laughter ] >> but i do also think it's at moments like this, when you really see the metal of the president. and when you see the difference between this president and the last president, you really see what type of president barack obama is. when you have a president that was confused blind, and late to respond, and even in his most intense response mode bush was lackadaisical and confused. and then you have this president who droppe
and then when chris christie chris christie stepped up and said he hah been incredible -- >> stephanie: yeah and the bloomberg endorsement. by the way hold your calls the word of the day is evuskatory. [ bell chimes ] >> how about obstructionist? [ bell chimes ] >> stephanie: okay. i think it's interesting, you can't help obviously things are political because we're a few days out from the election but you are absolutely right. when you look at those polls 80% of the american...
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of course, first there was chris christie. >> the president is great. i spoke to him three times yesterday. >> he's worked incredibly closely with me. >> the president has been all over this. he deserves great credit. >> i appreciate his friendship. >> we're doing the jobs that people elected us to do. >> cenk: so, of course, that's the republican gore of new jersey. then we go to colin powell. >> will you endorse president obama? >> yes. i think we ought to keep on the track that we're on. >> cenk: and as we showed you earlier in the show, mayor bloomberg, widely nobody as an independent, used to be a republican has endorsed president obama but we're not done yet. the final elbow on top of mitt romney's head is from the london-based newspaper the economist which is economically conservative. nonetheless, they're endorsing president obama. here's why they say they're doing that. "the extremism of his party referring to mitt romney is mr. romney's greatest handicap. this newspaper yearns for the more tolerant conserve t.i. of ronald reagan where it meant
of course, first there was chris christie. >> the president is great. i spoke to him three times yesterday. >> he's worked incredibly closely with me. >> the president has been all over this. he deserves great credit. >> i appreciate his friendship. >> we're doing the jobs that people elected us to do. >> cenk: so, of course, that's the republican gore of new jersey. then we go to colin powell. >> will you endorse president obama? >> yes. i think...
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in new jersey governor chris christie signed an executive order of gas rationing starting tomorrow. and 4.37 million homes in the area are still without power. turning now to the presidential campaign that other hot topic where there are just four days before the election, and though next tuesday is the officials election day many voters have already cast ballots. millions! let's take a look at everyone's favorite electoral nightmare florida, where the state took an unprecedented step of cutting early voting time in half. that has meant lines around the block in many polling stations. miami-dade county is averaging more than 26,000 voters per day. there was a four-hour wait to vote today. >> usually it's, you know, five, six, ten people in front of you and this is ridiculous. >> jennifer: so some voting advocates are concerned that the long waits could turn voters off. the president of league of women voters urged republican governor rick scott to extend early voting. she said such long waits are discouraging to voters whose schedules or physical conditions cannot accommodate these
in new jersey governor chris christie signed an executive order of gas rationing starting tomorrow. and 4.37 million homes in the area are still without power. turning now to the presidential campaign that other hot topic where there are just four days before the election, and though next tuesday is the officials election day many voters have already cast ballots. millions! let's take a look at everyone's favorite electoral nightmare florida, where the state took an unprecedented step of...
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chris christie has congratulated him and praised him for his response. here is the president was a briefing yesterday. a couple of other questions in play here, how will this impact campaign momentum and effect early voting? >> most of the states in hurricane sandy's report do not have early voting. maryland does and it has closed its early voting today, but president obama is expected to win that state easily. so far republicans are ahead in early voting in florida and colorado, but democrats have the edge in north carolina, nevada and ohio. that of course is based off of the number of registered people who have cast their ballots. more bill press is coming up after the break and we are live in chat, and would love to see you there. current tv/bill press. thomas jefferson said that a successful democracy depended on an informed electorate. our country's future depends on you. to help you make informed decisions, watch current tv's politically direct lineup. only on current tv. take the time to learn about the issues. don't just vote, vote smart. ♪ jus
chris christie has congratulated him and praised him for his response. here is the president was a briefing yesterday. a couple of other questions in play here, how will this impact campaign momentum and effect early voting? >> most of the states in hurricane sandy's report do not have early voting. maryland does and it has closed its early voting today, but president obama is expected to win that state easily. so far republicans are ahead in early voting in florida and colorado, but...
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i love chris christie. >> yeah. >> stephanie: what did he say? he's so come for thing in times of need. he's like don't be stupid. >> he gave the president kudos. he said the president -- you know if the president didn't cancel his campaign activities, it would have been a huge problem. >> stephanie: does this give the president an opportunity to act presidential? he is presidential! it doesn't give him an opportunity to act presidential like george bush. let's do a photo op ten days after the storm with my -- i'm flying over it and checking out the damage. >> it shows we're workin' hard. it is hard work. >> stephanie: and workin' hard in addition. dana in maryland, you're on "the stephanie miller show." hi dana. >> caller: good morning, everybody. good morning jacki. >> good morning. >> caller: you look beautiful. >> oh. >> stephanie: it's not fair! >> caller: steph, i love your t-shirt. that rocks. >> stephanie: thank you, baby. >> caller: okay. few quick things. i'm chatting with my current buddies and we're all kind of getting each other thro
i love chris christie. >> yeah. >> stephanie: what did he say? he's so come for thing in times of need. he's like don't be stupid. >> he gave the president kudos. he said the president -- you know if the president didn't cancel his campaign activities, it would have been a huge problem. >> stephanie: does this give the president an opportunity to act presidential? he is presidential! it doesn't give him an opportunity to act presidential like george bush. let's do a...